In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fpga: bridge: add owner module and take its refcount The current implementation of the fpga bridge assumes that the low-level module registers a driver for the parent device and uses its owner pointer to take the module's refcount. This approach is problematic since it can lead to a null pointer dereference while attempting to get the bridge if the parent device does not have a driver. To address this problem, add a module owner pointer to the fpga_bridge struct and use it to take the module's refcount. Modify the function for registering a bridge to take an additional owner module parameter and rename it to avoid conflicts. Use the old function name for a helper macro that automatically sets the module that registers the bridge as the owner. This ensures compatibility with existing low-level control modules and reduces the chances of registering a bridge without setting the owner. Also, update the documentation to keep it consistent with the new interface for registering an fpga bridge. Other changes: opportunistically move put_device() from __fpga_bridge_get() to fpga_bridge_get() and of_fpga_bridge_get() to improve code clarity since the bridge device is taken in these functions.
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Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-06-24T13:56:51.367Z

Updated: 2024-09-11T17:34:43.408Z

Reserved: 2024-06-24T13:53:25.564Z

Link: CVE-2024-36479

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T03:37:05.423Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-06-24T14:15:12.157

Modified: 2024-06-24T19:26:47.037

Link: CVE-2024-36479

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-06-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-36479 - Bugzilla